Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-16
ABOUT STREET.CAR RAILS.
capt Griffin EavOrS the Adoption 0i
the European Sywtems.

Capt Eugene Griffin, OF the engineer department
OF the District government, thinks that there Is
not decent form OF steet-car rail In use In this
country. In speaking OF the matter, he said to q
STAR reporter to-day that in Europe the practice
Is 10 lay permanent rail-; that IT, cast-iron rail-
which Is imbedded In concrete. This rail has q
steel face which is detachable. The face
- attached to the rail- by means OF
screw which passes into hol-
low Chamber in the rail where the nut is
screwed On. When this has been done the cham
Der is hiled with cement, and thus the face Is Sc
curcy liked to the rail- The feature OF these rails
Mhlch eomlnends them for general use, is that
wien becomes necessary TO replace the rail, all
that has to be done Is to unscrew the bolts from
the nuts and ailix new face. by this means the
natter f' course 'nts it's da and as IS
one hundred per cent greater The objections to
tne pIese iorn OF rail- says Capt Griffin, is that
heWais. TO renew track-which necessarily &C.
ours about every eight years-it is necessary to
tear up inc street pavement to distance OF one
TO three feet on each side OF the track. More
over u Is objectionable because it does not
make as smooth surface. In the first kind re-
to the rail- the pavement is laid flush to its top
and presents perfectly even surface, which will
not wreck the wheels as does the present. form Of
any other but this Offset by the fact that the cost
OF maintenance and repairs is exceedingly small
An Alleged villainous Outrage.
THE CRIME OF WHICH TWO WOMEN ACCUSE FRED
ERICK JENNINGS.
In the Criminal Court Judge Montgomery, this
morning, the case OF Frederick Jennings, stall
wart young coored man from Montgomery
County, Nd, against whom was two indictments,
charging him (and one John Smith, who has not
been arrestedD with having outraged Cora Smith
and Martha Craig, and with assault with intent TO
outrage cora Smith and Martha Craig on the 18th
OF FEBRUARY last was called for tral-Maj J..
Med. Darlington for the defendant, and Assistant
DiSarlct Attorney Lipscomb fer the Government.
The counsel for the Government said they eX-
pected to Show that on the day in question the
girls were followed to their homes, and there
While one OF these men menaced and stood at the
door, the other committed the crime
The defense was that the charge was put up
J0D after The defendant had threatened to have
the girls arrested for taking his money.
Martha Craig was the first witness. and she teS-
titled that on the morning in question She was
going with Cora Smith to see about service place
on Caplt0i Hill, and on the way her skirts came
down and she went back home, the defendant fol-
lowing theM Cora Smith went in and Shut the
door, put Jennings came up, breaking the lock-
He SAID tnat he came to raise HI, and was going
to raise 1t. Witness went In the front room, and
Mary Garter ran out. leaving Jennings there witt
nlngs then took out a razor, laid it On
the bed, and dared her to holler, and
She was afraid to hOller, and he then
assaulted her.
Cora Smith testified to seeing Jennings and
smith and that they followed the two girls to the
mousse where the assault was made first on Martha
crazy ana then on witness and Mary Carter